Baltz, Lewis. Maryland by Lewis Baltz. The Nation's Capitol in Photographs.

Corcoran Gallery, 1976. [The Nation’s Capital series included Lee Friedlander, John Gossage, Anthony Hernandez, Roy DeCarava, Lewis Baltz, Jan Groover, Robert Cumming, and Joe Cameron.] Softcover, like new, perfect copy. 1st (and only) edition of 3,000 copies. 12 illustrations. Essay by Jane Livingston. Biographical information about the photographer, Lewis Baltz. Fine.summary: In Maryland: The Nation’s Capital in Photographs, Lewis Baltz offers a stark, "anti-monumental" look at the fringes of American power. Commissioned by the Corcoran Gallery of Art in 1976 to celebrate the U.S. Bicentennial, the project famously subverted expectations by ignoring the iconic architecture of Washington, D.C., in favor of the bland suburban sprawl of neighboring Maryland. The Core Concept While other photographers in the Corcoran series focused on the people or the grandeur of the capital, Baltz turned his lens toward the "non-places"—the nondescript housing tracts, construction sites, and vacant lot